Michael Morales
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| Age | 26 |
| Nationality | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Height | 183 cm |
| Reach | 201 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
18
fights
18
✅ wins
0
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
3
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
3
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
January 22, 2022
UFC debuts
November 15, 2025
UFC last fight
57:00
time in the cage
8:09
avg time by combat
100.0%
win rate
71.4%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1623
as of November 15, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1623
on November 15, 2025
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
85
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Head strikes landed | 98 | 25.09 / round |
| 2. | Knockdowns | 97 | 0.61 / round |
| 3. | Significant strikes differential | 97 | +15.18 / round |
| 4. | Takedowns defense | 96 | 88% |
| 5. | Significant strikes landed | 96 | 31.23 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submissions attempted | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 2. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Takedowns landed | 15 | 0.09 / round |
| 4. | Control time | 16 | 17s / round |
| 5. | Body strikes landed | 27 | 2.11 / round |
85
Boxing Score
69
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+15.18
/ round
💫 Strike differential
24.0 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
15.0 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
45.4%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
58.0%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
40
Wrestling Score
1
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.4 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.1 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
25.0%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
88.5%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
17s / round
⏱ Control Time
41s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
5.3 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
82.2%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Michael Morales' UFC Fight History
November 15, 2025 - UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (3:27).
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May 17, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (3:39).
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August 24, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (4:39).
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November 18, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 01, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 30, 2022 - UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 3 (1:09).
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January 22, 2022 - UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (4:06).
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Fighter's fights